Many football fans bemoan the international break as it serves as an intermittent stoppage to the almost non-stop Premier League action - but Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is putting the time to good use this week.

Holland coach Ronald Koeman has offered up a worrying prognosis of Virgil van Dijk's current injury, as he suggested Liverpool's medical staff wanted the central defender to miss last Saturday's international against Germany.

Liverpool medical staff will assess Mohamed Salah's fitness ahead of next weekend's Premier League game against Huddersfield, after he was forced out of Egypt's African Nations Cup qualifier against eSwatini with a muscle injury on Friday.